Paper Title
Restorative Justice for Sex Crimes Outside the Context of Intimate Partner Violence
Keywords
- Victims’ Survival Needs
- Justice Needs
- Sex Crime Victims
- Restorative Justice
- Justice System Barriers
- Restorative Conferencing Model
- National Violence Against Women Survey
- Rape Shield Laws
- Comparative Fault
- Criminal Justice Reform
- RESTORE Program
- Trauma and Justice
- Victim-Centered Approaches
- Psychological Impact
- Alternative Justice Models
- Interpersonal Violence
Publication Info
Volume: 07 | Issue: 04 | Pages: 307-316
Published On
April, 2015
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Abstract
Abstract: As a leading researcher in the area of interpersonal violence, Mary Koss has made massive contributions to our understanding of the ways in which traumatic experiences like sexual assault impairs the psychological and emotional functioning and overall quality of life of its victims. She notes here the limits of many initiatives to provide remedies for victims of sex crimes. Because Dr. Koss herself has interacted frequently with the criminal justice system, she is especially well-equipped to suggest and develop better alternatives. This is precisely what she did by creating RESTORE, a Pima County, Arizona based program rooted in the principles and practices of restorative justice. Here, she provides an overview of that improved model for providing victims with some semblance of justice for the wrongs they have suffered.
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